Hair curler



E. I. GUENZEL."

HAIR CURLER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, I920.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922,

UNITED STATES ERNEST J. GUENZEL, OF MILVTAUKEE, V/ISCONSIN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

Application filed November 4, 1920. Serial No. 421,666.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Emvnsr J. GUENZEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hair Curl ers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to hair curlers, and has particular reference to that class of hair curling devices adapted to be applied to the hair of the user and to be left thereon for a sufiicient time to form a wave or curl in the hair.

One of the particular objects of my inven tion is to provide a hair curler which will uniformly distribute the pressure along the entire lock of hair, so that the outer end of the lock, where the strands are few, will be subjected to the same curlin pressure as the inner, comparatively thicl r end of the lock. This is obtained in the present curler by providing a curling opening of a characteristic tapering form which diminishes in width with the diminishing thickness of the lock of hair. The curling members have an inherent resiliency which also cooperates with the tapering formation of curler opening for producing the uniform distribution of pressure along the lock of hair.

A further object of the invention is to provide a form of curler involving a novel and improved method of winding the hair upon the curler for producing a more tistic and lasting inarcel wave than is now possible with the curlers of the prior art. llhe present form of curler is particularly designed to give a marcel form of wave, although it maybe employed to give other wave or curl effects.

A further object is to provide a form of curler which will not pull or draw on the strands of hair close to the scalp, or be otherwise uncomfortable to wear.

A further object is the provide a form of curler characterized by rounded surfaces and a curling function performed with an entire absence of sharp bends or breaks in the hair, with the result that the curler has a minimum tendency to break or split the strands of hair.

A further object is to provide a form of curler which embodies the above objects and is at the same time of the greatest simplicity and cheapness of manufacture. The sim- 'plicity of the device is verified by the fact that the curler in its entirety consists only,

of a single piece of resilient wire so conformed and shaped as to perform the functions above described.

In the accompanying drawing wherein have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention:

Figure l is a perspective view ofmy improved curler;

Figure 2 is a front elevational View of the same, the curler in this illustration being slightly modified by the provision of ball tips on the extremities of the curling portions;

Figure 3 is an elevational view illustrating the manner of winding the hair upon the curler for producing a inarcel wave;

Figure 4: illustrates the wave resulting from the use of the present curler; and

Figure 5 illustrates the general appearance of the resulting wave when spread out in the coiifure.

The improved our er is constructed of a short length of resilient wire, preferably having a rust-proof finish. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the intermediate portion of this length of wire is shaped into a circular loop 6 which is only partly closed. The two extending portions 7 and 8 constitute the curling members and are preferably divergent from the ends of the loop 6 sons to facilitate the insertion and winding of the lock of hair between the curling portions 7 and 8. The extremities of the curling portions 7 and 8 are formed with interlocking formations designed for fastening the ends of the curling portions together after the hair wound thereon. arrangement comprises a locking hump 9 which is bent in the end of the curling portion 7 so as to extend forwardly from the plane of the curler, as viewed in Figures 1 nd 2. Cooperating with this hump 9 is a locking hook extension 10 which is bent from the end of the curling portion 8 so as to extend laterally in the plane of the curler, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2. These bent formations in the ends of the curling 1nembers may be left as they are after the punching operation, as the form in Figure 1 illustrates, or they may be provided with spherical tips 1212 as embodied in the form shown in FiguresQ and 3. These ball tips 12 eliminate rough or sharp edges on the This interlocking ends of the curling members 7 and 8 insure greater security of fastening between the interlocking hump 9 and hook l0; and facilitate the disengagement of the locking hump and hook by afiording more convenient means for grasping between the fingers. These ball tips may conceivably be formed by upsetting the ends of the locking hump and hook by appropriate die mechanism so that the ball tips will be integral with the body of the curler or they may be formed by securing independent spherical tips over the ends of the hump .9 and hook 10.

In the use of the curler the lock of hair, which is represented at 1a in Figure 3, is inserted between the divergent curling arms 7 and 8 and the curler drawn up so that the loop 6 thereof will receive the upper, thicker portion of the lock adjacent the head. The lock of hair is then wound back and forth and around the two curling arms 7 and 8 with an over and under motion resembling a figure 8. This figure 8 formation of winding the hair is of particular importance for securing an artistic and lasting marcel wave. The hair may of course be wound entirely upon one curling arm for obtaining other curl or wave efl ects. By virtue of the rounded surfaces of the wire curling arms 7 and 8 there is minimum tendency to break or split the hair. The lock is kept closely bunched on the curling arms 7 and 8 and is completely wound down to the last few strands of hair. The curling arms are then compressed upon the wound hair by bringing the free ends of the curling arms together as.

illustrated in Figure 3, and locking them in such relation by lapplng the curling member 8 over the member 7 and engaging the locking hook 10 under the hump 9. It will be noted that the converging relation between the two curling arms 7 and 8 defines a tapering opening therebetween which uniformly compresses the lock of hair from the inner end of the look where the hair is thick to the outer end thereof where there are but a few strands. lhe converging of the curler arms is substantially taken up by the contraction of the loop 6, the curling arms 7 and 8 flexing only slightly to accommodate irregularities in the wound body of hair. 'It will also be noted that the provision of theloop 6 permits the upper strands of hair close to the head to spread out widely from the curler in order that all of the strands may assume a uniform tension with consequent avoidance of pinching or pulling out the outwardly extending hairs close to the head. I

Upon releasing the curler and withdrawing the lock of hair off the curler arms the hair assumes a wave effect, such as shown in Figure 4:, in the form of a sinuated curve having alternate dips and rises. \Vhen the strands of hair are then spread out in shaping the ooifiure these undulations in the hair form an artistic and last-ing marcel wave, as illustratedin Figure 5.

I do not intend to be limited-to the specific construction herein shown and described, except as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hair crimper comprising a pair of crimping jaws extending across one another when closed to define a crimpingopening for the reception of a lock of hair, said j aws be.- ing adapted to securely grasp and hold the look of hair at said crossing, one of said jaws being deflected laterally beyond said crossing, theother-ot said jaws being hooked beyond said crossing in a plane at substantially right angles to the plane of the laterally deflected ortion of said first jaw, the hooked portion oi said second jaw extending around and cooperating with opposite sides of the laterally deflected portion of said first jaw to lock the aws together and prevent axial displacement therebetween.

2. A hair crimper comprising a pair of crimping jaws extending across one another when closed to define a crimping opening for lock of hair at said crossing, one of said jaws having a laterally deflected portion beyond said crossing, the other of said jaws having a portion deflected beyond said crossing. in a plane atsubstantially right angles to the plane of the laterally deflected portion of said first j aw, said deflected jaw portions cooperating to lock the jaws together and prevent axial displacement therebetween.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 1st day of November, 1920. i ERNEST J. GUENZEL.

i the reception of a lock of hair, said jaws be ing adapted to securely grasp and hold the,

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